About the Matching Funds Program

Spectrum Scholars may receive additional financial support from LIS programs or state library associations based on the Spectrum distinction. All LIS programs with Spectrum Scholars will be notified by the Office for Diversity and we will attempt to work with them to develop new financial assistance opportunities for Spectrum Scholars; however, we cannot guarantee that scholars will receive any additional support. We encourage Spectrum Scholarship winners to notify your graduate department that you have been selected, and inquire as to whether there is any additional assistance set aside for you as a Spectrum Scholar.

Establishing Matching Funds

LIS Programs

The following programs have provided matching funds to Spectrum Scholarship recipients. Those programs that have confirmed matching funds for the 2008-2009 school year are noted with current.

Emporia State University

Florida State University

http://www.lis.fsu.edu
The FSU College of Information has offered assistance in the form of a full tuition waiver (in-state or out-of-state) to any Spectrum Scholarship recipient. The assistance is available for the term of the scholarship award. In addition, those recipients who pursue the Master's degree on campus are offered a graduate assistantship for the term of the scholarship award.

University of Illinois - match available

http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
Matching funds available. Matches scholarship with full tuition and service fee waiver for all Spectrum Scholarship winners.

Long Island University

Louisiana State University

http://slis.lsu.edu
Matching funds vary depending on student and circumstances. Match may take the form of a tuition waiver, state-sponsored scholarships, etc. Matching funds available as circumstances allow.

University of Michigan

School of Information
1085 South University Ave.
304 West Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107 http://www.si.umich.edu
For students who have not won other scholarships in addition to the Spectrum Scholarship, university will add $10,000. Award can be used over the course of the student’s four terms of study in the program.

Syracuse University

University of Tennessee

The School of Information Sciences, The University of Tennessee
Knoxville Tennessee 37996 http://www.sis.utk.edu
University of Tennessee has offered a $2,000 scholarship to up to two Spectrum recipients a year.

University of Texas - Austin

http://www.ischool.utexas.edu
Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid by Feb 1st to be considered for out-of-state tuition waivers and other department awards based on merit.

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin - Madison - match available

http://www.slis.wisc.edu
Matching funds are available and take various forms depending on student and availability of various funds.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS
Has offered a $2,000 matching scholarship to up to two Wisconsin resident Spectrum recipients, and has offered Non-Resident Tuition Remission for up to four out-of-state Spectrum recipients.

Library Associations

The Florida Library Association

Has offered a $2,000 supplemental scholarship to Spectrum Scholars attending either of Florida's graduate library schools.